Watch: The cúpla focail farmers need for Seachtain na Gaeilge

The beginning of March brings with it the the start of Seachtain na Gaeilge, an international Irish language festival and the largest celebration of Irish language and culture in the world.

The festival takes place between March 1 and March 17 every year.

What better time, then, for you to dust off the old Irish textbook or take your first steps into Irish language learning?

Both native speakers, learners, and those who only know a few words, have the opportunity to embrace the Irish language, and Irish culture with events set to take place across the country and on the internet this year.

To celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge, we've come up with a list of 10 farming phrases, as Gaeilge, that farmers can use in their day-to-day lives.

Mar a deir an sheanfocal, tús maith leat na hoibre (As the saying goes, a good start is half the battle).

In the build up to St. Patrick's Day, here is a mix of common and topical phrases revolving around modern farming that farmers can use into their day-to-day vocabulary.

  • How's she cutting? - Cén chaoí a bhfuil cúrsaí?;
  • Grand oul stretch - Tá na tráthnóna ag eirí níos faide anois;
  • Nitrates derogation - Maolú níotráití;
  • Getting the cows out - Ag cur na mba amach;
  • Felling license - Ceadúnas leagan;
  • How's the weather? - Cuid é mar atá an aimsir inniu?;
  • Bird flu - Fliú ean;
  • Keep her lit - Coinnigh ar lasadh í;
  • How's the silage doing? - Cén chaoi a bhfuil sadhlas ag dul?;
  • How are cattle prices? - Conas atá torthaí beachta inniu?

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According to Irish language organisation Conradh na Gaeilge, after the 2022 census, 1,873,997 people could speak Irish to varying degrees of fluency.

The organisation said that in Northern Ireland, 228,617 people have some knowledge of Irish, and that 5,969 people use Irish as their main language

Outside the education system, 71,968 people speak Irish every day, while one in four people never speak the Irish language.

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